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Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie
The idea that attackers have all the advantages and that defenders must be passive and wait for something to respond to is practically an axiom of cybersecurity. It is also a lie.
Cybersecurity teams, beware: The defender’s dilemma is a lie by Annie Saunders originally published on TechCrunch
Laser-focused on creativity, Glowforge adds AI image generation
We’ve all had a lot of fun with creating game assets, odd selfies, custom stock images and dubious nudes, and it was only a question of time before one of the big hardware-makers jumped on the AI image generation band wagon. Today, laser cutting and printing company Glowforge releases its Magic Canvas feature, which lets […]
Laser-focused on creativity, Glowforge adds AI image generation by Haje Jan Kamps originally published on TechCrunch
Pinterest reaches 450 million monthly users, will focus on making videos ‘shoppable’
Pinterest said during its latest earnings call that the service now has 450 million monthly active users globally, a 4% jump year-on-year. The company noted that while the user base in the U.S. and Canada stayed at 95 million, growth in other regions contributed to this milestone. The social media company, which debuted a short […]
Pinterest reaches 450 million monthly users, will focus on making videos ‘shoppable’ by Ivan Mehta originally published on TechCrunch
Why detecting AI-generated text is so difficult (and what to do about it)
PhonePe taps cross-border UPI payments in revenue push
Indians traveling to many foreign markets including the UAE and Singapore may soon be able to use the popular UPI payments to make purchases when they land there. Bengaluru-headquartered fintech giant PhonePe said on Tuesday that it’s extending support for UPI international payments in the UAE, Singapore, Mauritius, Nepal and Bhutan. “Users will be able […]
PhonePe taps cross-border UPI payments in revenue push by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch
Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac
Apple’s M series chips were incredibly well telegraphed when they arrived in late 2021. Apple had been designing its own silicon since the A4 appeared in the iPhone 4 just over a decade earlier. The appearance of Apple’s in-house efforts in the Mac was really just a question of when, not if. When the M1 […]
Apple execs on M2 chips, winning gamers and when to buy a Mac by Matthew Panzarino originally published on TechCrunch
Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components
Here’s an interesting comment from MIT’s Alfonso Parra Rubio, “Treating soft versus hard robotics is a false dichotomy.” For, I suppose, obvious reasons, thinking around technology tends to be a bit…binary. Certainly we’ve traditionally regarded soft robots as being something that exists in direct opposition to their more traditional counterparts. But the organic beings that […]
Modular eel robots combine soft and rigid components by Brian Heater originally published on TechCrunch
The original startup behind Stable Diffusion has launched a generative AI for video
Even well-funded fintech companies are laying off workers
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Even well-funded fintech companies are laying off workers by Mary Ann Azevedo originally published on TechCrunch